The Book Review Podcast: Big New Biographies of Two Big American Lives
David W. Blight talks about “Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom,” and Bob Spitz talks about “Reagan: An American Journey.”
Children’s Books: Picks of the Litter: Dog Picture Books for Every Child — and Grown-Up
Finding and losing, playing and working, caring and staying true — dog books teach us about all those things while tugging at our heartstrings.
Books News: In Her New Book, Michelle Obama Denounces Trump’s Sexism and His Promotion of the ‘Birther’ Conspiracy
In “Becoming,” she talked about suffering a miscarriage, relying on IVF to conceive and the challenges of being the first African-American first lady.
Children’s Books: Picture Book Biographies to Dazzle a Fact-Loving Child
Beautifully illustrated and closely researched, these books tell fascinating stories about heroes, unsung and otherwise.
Children’s Books: Can a Simple, Classic European Fantasy Win Over Jaded American Kids? This One Just Might
“The Letter for the King,” by the Dutch author Tonke Dragt, gets a new English edition 56 years after it first appeared. It’s a straightforward story with buckets of charm on its side.
Children’s Books: Picture Books About Cars, Trucks and Other Things That Clank, Roar and Move Fast
These books for young vehicle lovers have it all: size, strength, speed — even kindness. And a dog.
Children’s Books: These Sequels Will Keep Your Young Reader Hooked
Take note, parents! If a kid likes a book, it’s almost a guarantee he’ll like the sequel. Here are new ones from Jennifer L. Holm, Tim Federle and more.
Children’s Books: Showing the Indelible, Imperiled Bonds Between Animals and People
“Tales From the Inner City,” by the acclaimed Shaun Tan, uses weird, striking images to tell stories about how we share the earth with creatures.
Michelle Obama Tells The Story Of 'Becoming' Herself — And The Struggle To Hang On
The former first lady's new book is a story about her history, how that influenced who she is — and learning to adapt after agreeing to let that life be hijacked by politics.
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Children’s Books: These Books Let Kids Fight Their Own Battles
Parents are no help at all as the young protagonists in new books by Matt Phelan, Kenneth Oppel and more battle dinosaurs, mutant cats and other foes.
Children’s Books: A Father’s Tribute to His Son With Down Syndrome
The artist Gusti has created a picture book about how he came to embrace the richness of life with his special-needs son. Adults and children alike will be moved by “Mallko and Dad.”
Children’s Books: In These Stunning Picture Books, Children Navigate a Big, Wide World
Knockout illustrations and storytelling elevate inspiring books by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson, Laura Lippman and Kate Samworth and more.
How T.S. Eliot Went From Neurotic Banker to Neurotic Worldwide Literary Hero
A graphic retelling of the American poet’s ascent to stardom.
War Stories: George Washington, William T. Sherman and Viking Marauders
Lessons about war from the American Revolution, the Civil War, medieval Britain and West Africa.
Fiction: Body Hopping for a Better View of America
A dead soul migrates from person to person in Martin Riker’s inventive debut novel, “Samuel Johnson’s Eternal Return.”
The Shortlist: Three New Takes on Feminism: In the Dorm, in the Economy and Around the World
A scholar, a World Bank economist teaming up with a novelist, and a fiery young activist attempt to write the next pages of the history of women’s rights.
Nonfiction: When Home Is ‘Always Another Country’
Sisonke Msimang’s graceful new memoir reckons with the challenges of figuring out who you are and where you belong when you’ve grown up all over the world.
Fiction: Dark Fairy Tales From a Now-Vanished Agrarian Japan
Kenji Miyazawa, who died in 1933, was one of Japan’s most beloved poets. Now, in “Once and Forever,” his magical short stories are available in English.
Fiction: The World War II Tragedy of Italy’s Jews, Preserved in Fiction
In “The Novel of Ferrara,” Giorgio Bassani retrofits his novellas and stories into a sprawling portrait of a community destroyed by historical hatreds.
Fiction: In These Novels, Women With Cancer Decide to Ditch the People-Pleasing
Women, even dying women, are often judged for putting their own needs first. The main characters in “The Bus on Thursday” and “Craving” know that — and they don’t care.
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